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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- A new era of Tennessee Tech women's
basketball is underway, and the Golden Eagles are ready to hit the
court running. In their first regular season game of the
year, Tech hosts Tennessee Wesleyan Saturday, in the first part of
a double-header.

Setting the Stage
Tennessee Tech will open the 2012-13 season in the first part of a
double-header when it takes on Tennessee Wesleyan in Cookeville,
Tenn.

Saturday's game will be Tech's annual First Tennessee Bank's
Poster night. Every fan in attendance will receive a free schedule
poster, and players from both the women's and men's team will be
available post-game for autographs.

A Glance at the 2012-13 Golden Eagles After going .500 last season, and winning 17 games on the
heels of an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship last
season, the Golden Eagle women's basketball team will welcome a
nice mixture of experience and youth on its 2012-13 roster as Tech
looks to win its second OVC title in three years and advance to the
NCAA tournament under first-year head coach Jim Davis.

Gone is the three time outstanding female athlete Tacarra Hayes,
who led the 2011-12 team in points, rebounds, assists and steals
last season. Hayes also earned All-OVC First Team and OVC
Tournament honors as one of the most versatile guards to grace the
Purple and Gold. However, the Golden Eagles bring back four
starters and eight letterwinners who are ready to step in and fill
the void.

Highlighting the list of returners is second team All-OVC and
preseason OVC performer Jala Harris, a
senior guard who joined the team after fulfilling her transfer
requirements last fall. Harris was second on the team in scoring
last season with 15.2 points per game.

Returning alongside Harris is the rest of the Alabama trio Kellie and Kylie Cook. The
twin sisters combine for a powerful one-two punch as swing players.
Both are able to knockdown the tre and punch it in in the paint.
Fellow senior Katherine Barker's consistent play will also be vital
to Tech's success.

Also returning in the backcourt and a likely candidate to start
this season is sophomore Diamond
Henderson who averaged 1.4 points in her rookie season.
Newcomers to the Golden Eagle roster include a familiar face to the
Upper Cumberlands, Lashay Davis.
Other candidates vying for time at the guard position is true
freshman Hope Scantland and juniors Christina Caddy, and Kayla
Kimes a transfer from Roane Community College.

Back to anchor the bigs will be junior forward Molly Heady,
who averaged 8.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season, and
T'Keyah
Williams who should see increased playing time in her second
year. Other candidates looking to fill the middle will be Candace
Parson, who red shirted last season due to injury. Tech also
added some height to their roster with the signing of 6-2 freshman
Tia
Nicholson, sunshine sensation Mariah Dean,
5-9 forward Quira Demery
and Kanaja Murray.

Saturday's game will be a part of a special ticket plan on
Tech's campus. Anyone holding a ticket for the football game will
be admitted to the basketball games, and anyone with a ticket to
the basketball games can attend the football game. To take
advantage of this opportunity, fans only need to show their ticket
at the ticket window at either Tucker Stadium or Eblen Center, and
they will receive a complimentary ticket to the other event that
day.

For additional information on this special ticket offer, visit or
call the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center at (931)
372-3940.